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Some farm dealerships back online after cyber attack

Dealers forced to turn to pen and paper after attack knocked out inventory software

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Brian Osterndorff, chair of the board of the Canadian Equipment Dealers Association, and president and CEO of Robert’s Farm Equipment, a seven-store group in Ontario, said on June 26 that they had just been informed that they could use the system again.
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Hog farm targeted by ransomware

The farm was told to admit it abused animals, with no financial ransom requested to free its computer system

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Activists attacked an Ontario hog farm with ransomware this spring. But instead of cash, the attackers demanded the family publicly admit to what the activists claimed were instances of livestock mistreatment. For Ali Dehghantanha, a cybersecurity expert and professor at the University of Guelph, the occurrence was both unique and alarming. Why it matters: The […] Read more
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Activists target Ontario hog farm with ransomware

'We are dealing with adversaries whose motivation is not money'

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A ransomware on a small Ontario hog business is something a cybersecurity expert says needs more attention from the agriculture industry. Instead of cash, the attackers demanded the hog business owners publicly admit to what they alleged to be livestock mistreatment. The occurrence was unique and alarming, says Ali Dehghantanha, Canada research chair in cybersecurity […] Read more
Activists target hog farm with ransomware
Livestock

Activists target hog farm with ransomware

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A ransomware on a small Ontario hog business is something a cybersecurity expert says needs more attention from the agriculture industry.   Instead of cash, the attackers demanded the hog business owners publicly admit to what they alleged to be livestock mistreatment. The occurrence was unique and alarming, says Ali Dehghantanha, Canada Research Chair in […] Read more

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